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Some seasons you show up with a full heart. Others you show up empty, carrying grief you can't put down, wondering how you're supposed to feel joy when everything hurts.This week we walked the fifteen songs the ancient pilgrims sang on the long, hard climb up to Jerusalem for Sukkot — and found that joy isn't a feeling you wait for. It's something you do, even in the dark, because the God who met every pilgrim on that road came all the way down to be with you, right where you are.Watch “Joy & Sukkot” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://tinyurl.com/2s4xmet4#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
Ever been shown a kindness you knew you hadn't earned—and not known what to do with it? Most of us are quicker to want mercy for ourselves and justice for everyone else. We hold our love back until people deserve it, and we let it run out the moment things get hard.This week we walk through the story of Naomi and Ruth—two grieving widows on a long road home—to discover what it means to receive a loyal love that never quits, and then become the kind of people whose love doesn't quit either. Come find out why turning back toward God is the first step from famine to fullness.Watch “Return to God” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://tinyurl.com/4npux2m5#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
When life falls apart, most of us do one of two things — we run, or we grit our teeth and wait for it to be over. We white-knuckle through the season we're in and hope God shows up with a sign to prove He's still there. But what if the thing that feels like it's swallowing you isn't the end of your story?For Rosh Hashanah, Matt reopens the story of Jonah — the parts the children's books skip — and finds a strange, hopeful pattern buried in the Hebrew: the place that looks like a grave can become the place you're born new. Honest about his own hardest years, he offers a word for anyone stuck in a season that feels like death, and a way to turn that isn't running.Watch “The Sign of Jonah” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://tinyurl.com/5xvzu9t9#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
When life falls apart, most of us do one of two things — we run, or we grit our teeth and wait for it to be over. We white-knuckle through the season we're in and hope God shows up with a sign to prove He's still there. But what if the thing that feels like it's swallowing you isn't the end of your story?For Rosh Hashanah, Matt reopens the story of Jonah — the parts the children's books skip — and finds a strange, hopeful pattern buried in the Hebrew: the place that looks like a grave can become the place you're born new. Honest about his own hardest years, he offers a word for anyone stuck in a season that feels like death, and a way to turn that isn't running.Watch “The Sign of Jonah” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://tinyurl.com/5xvzu9t9#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
Pastor Chris Manginelli shares about lament from the Psalms.Watch on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://tinyurl.com/44zvuhva#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
Pastor Chris Manginelli shares about lament from the Psalms.Watch on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://tinyurl.com/44zvuhva#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
Ever said something you can't take back? The text you can't unsend, the comment still going around, the quiet verdict you keep speaking over your own life. We all know the sting of words that tore someone down — and how no apology quite undoes the damage.This week we're in Psalm 34, digging into what it actually looks like to guard your mouth and speak life instead of death — over the people around you and over yourself. If you're carrying grief that hasn't lifted, or wrestling with words you wish you could unsay, this one's for you.Watch “The Resurrected Life” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://tinyurl.com/5n72x32w#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
Ever said something you can't take back? The text you can't unsend, the comment still going around, the quiet verdict you keep speaking over your own life. We all know the sting of words that tore someone down — and how no apology quite undoes the damage.This week we're in Psalm 34, digging into what it actually looks like to guard your mouth and speak life instead of death — over the people around you and over yourself. If you're carrying grief that hasn't lifted, or wrestling with words you wish you could unsay, this one's for you.Watch “The Resurrected Life” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://tinyurl.com/5n72x32w#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
Everybody hits a season where the bottom falls out — sometimes from something we did, sometimes from pain someone else handed us. And we tend to do the same thing: pull away from God and try to clean ourselves up before we come back. But what if the shattered place you're most ashamed of is exactly where God wants to meet you?If you're carrying guilt you can't shake, or grief someone else caused, this one is for you. You'll see that God does not waste your sin, your pain, or your repentance. He redeems it — and disorientation is never the last word.Watch “The Broken Life” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://tinyurl.com/bdfrtsby#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
Everybody hits a season where the bottom falls out — sometimes from something we did, sometimes from pain someone else handed us. And we tend to do the same thing: pull away from God and try to clean ourselves up before we come back. But what if the shattered place you're most ashamed of is exactly where God wants to meet you?If you're carrying guilt you can't shake, or grief someone else caused, this one is for you. You'll see that God does not waste your sin, your pain, or your repentance. He redeems it — and disorientation is never the last word.Watch “The Broken Life” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://tinyurl.com/bdfrtsby#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
Most of us are running on empty and don't fully know why. Constant scrolling, constant opinions, constant voices telling you what to think, who to be angry at, what to want — until you can't quite trace whose voice is actually shaping your life anymore.If you feel rootless, stretched thin, or like the noise is running your life instead of the other way around — this one's for you. Watch “The Good Life” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://tinyurl.com/vcwsuxky#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
Most of us are running on empty and don't fully know why. Constant scrolling, constant opinions, constant voices telling you what to think, who to be angry at, what to want — until you can't quite trace whose voice is actually shaping your life anymore.If you feel rootless, stretched thin, or like the noise is running your life instead of the other way around — this one's for you. Watch “The Good Life” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://tinyurl.com/vcwsuxky#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
Aybars Uckun from the Al-Ma'idah Initiative shares how we can spread the love of Yeshua to the Muslim community.Watch “Muslim Opportunity” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://restoration.subspla.sh/7jc6hh5#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
Aybars Uckun from the Al-Ma'idah Initiative shares how we can spread the love of Yeshua to the Muslim community.Watch “Muslim Opportunity” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://restoration.subspla.sh/7jc6hh5#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
When storms hit—broken circumstances, doubt, sorrow, even the weight of our own choices—where do we find something solid to hold onto?Pastor Aaron Gray reminded us that our hope is anchored in God's unshakeable character: greater than all, desiring to bless us, unable to lie, our refuge. Like Abraham, we wait with trust and perseverance, because Yeshua has gone before us as our eternal Kohen Gadol. Hope isn't wishful thinking. It's an anchor for the soul.Watch “Yeshua Gives Us Hope” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://tinyurl.com/5acf59ye#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
When storms hit—broken circumstances, doubt, sorrow, even the weight of our own choices—where do we find something solid to hold onto?Pastor Aaron Gray reminded us that our hope is anchored in God's unshakeable character: greater than all, desiring to bless us, unable to lie, our refuge. Like Abraham, we wait with trust and perseverance, because Yeshua has gone before us as our eternal Kohen Gadol. Hope isn't wishful thinking. It's an anchor for the soul.Watch “Yeshua Gives Us Hope” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://tinyurl.com/5acf59ye#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
There's no one — and no part of you — too far gone for Jesus to come for.The only question is whether you'll let him land. Yeshua sees you — even the part of you you've stopped showing him.Watch “Worth Crossing a Sea for” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://restoration.subspla.sh/d6dzywz#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
There's no one — and no part of you — too far gone for Jesus to come for.The only question is whether you'll let him land. Yeshua sees you — even the part of you you've stopped showing him.Watch “Worth Crossing a Sea for” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://restoration.subspla.sh/d6dzywz#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
There is someone in your life who has hurt you. And if you are honest, part of you wants them to pay for it. But carrying that debt is costing you more than it is costing them. This message is about what happens when you stop trying to be the judge and make room for God to show up instead. It might change how you see every difficult relationship in your life.Watch “Am I in the Place of God?” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://tinyurl.com/ymkchkmp#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
There is someone in your life who has hurt you. And if you are honest, part of you wants them to pay for it. But carrying that debt is costing you more than it is costing them. This message is about what happens when you stop trying to be the judge and make room for God to show up instead. It might change how you see every difficult relationship in your life.Watch “Am I in the Place of God?” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://tinyurl.com/ymkchkmp#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
Most people know Jesus welcomes sinners. What they miss is why He couldn't reach the religious leaders who forgot they were sinners. This message unpacks the Jewish context behind one of the most misunderstood titles in the Gospels — and why it changes everything about how you see yourself and the people around you.Watch “Friend of Sinners” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://tinyurl.com/yvj7f7ej#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
Most people know Jesus welcomes sinners. What they miss is why He couldn't reach the religious leaders who forgot they were sinners. This message unpacks the Jewish context behind one of the most misunderstood titles in the Gospels — and why it changes everything about how you see yourself and the people around you.Watch “Friend of Sinners” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://tinyurl.com/yvj7f7ej#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
Nobody signs up for suffering. But what if the hardest seasons of your life are not obstacles to becoming who God made you to be — what if they are the process? From Genesis to Isaiah to a desert road in Acts, one pattern keeps showing up. The suffering is real. And it is producing something you cannot yet see.Watch “One Messiah, Two Comings” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://tinyurl.com/2kxmk5k3#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
Nobody signs up for suffering. But what if the hardest seasons of your life are not obstacles to becoming who God made you to be — what if they are the process? From Genesis to Isaiah to a desert road in Acts, one pattern keeps showing up. The suffering is real. And it is producing something you cannot yet see.Watch “One Messiah, Two Comings” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://tinyurl.com/2kxmk5k3#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
Most of us hear "last days" and immediately think tribulation charts, rapture timelines, and the end of the world. But that is not what the Bible means — and getting it wrong changes everything about how we read Scripture and how we live. This week we are opening Genesis 49, one of the most important and least understood chapters in the entire Bible, to find out what Jacob actually saw from his deathbed in Egypt — and why it points directly to Yeshua.Watch “Back Towards The Future” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://tinyurl.com/mrs9nuys#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
Most of us hear "last days" and immediately think tribulation charts, rapture timelines, and the end of the world. But that is not what the Bible means — and getting it wrong changes everything about how we read Scripture and how we live. This week we are opening Genesis 49, one of the most important and least understood chapters in the entire Bible, to find out what Jacob actually saw from his deathbed in Egypt — and why it points directly to Yeshua.Watch “Back Towards The Future” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://tinyurl.com/mrs9nuys#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
In Psalm 139, David celebrates a God who knows us completely and surrounds us with His presence. Join us as Helene Rosenberg explores what it means to trust the One who goes before us and behind us, and how saying yes to the Holy Spirit opens our hearts to His guidance, comfort, and direction.Watch “Saying Yes” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://tinyurl.com/mv46p9dr#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
In Psalm 139, David celebrates a God who knows us completely and surrounds us with His presence. Join us as Helene Rosenberg explores what it means to trust the One who goes before us and behind us, and how saying yes to the Holy Spirit opens our hearts to His guidance, comfort, and direction.Watch “Saying Yes” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://tinyurl.com/mv46p9dr#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
It is human to reach in and try to fix what God is doing. To put things back the way you think they should be. But what looks like a mistake may be exactly what God intended. He is not confused. He sees what you cannot see. And in Yeshua — everyone comes home.Watch “The Fullness” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://tinyurl.com/4vbjkx72#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
It is human to reach in and try to fix what God is doing. To put things back the way you think they should be. But what looks like a mistake may be exactly what God intended. He is not confused. He sees what you cannot see. And in Yeshua — everyone comes home.Watch “The Fullness” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://tinyurl.com/4vbjkx72#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
Rabbi Troy Wallace shares a powerful message about the relationship between Israel and the nations, and the significance of a remnant from both who love and follow Yeshua.Watch “The Remnant of Israel, The Remnant of The Nations, & Our Relationship” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://tinyurl.com/5d7rk2tp#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
Rabbi Troy Wallace shares a powerful message about the relationship between Israel and the nations, and the significance of a remnant from both who love and follow Yeshua.Watch “The Remnant of Israel, The Remnant of The Nations, & Our Relationship” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://tinyurl.com/5d7rk2tp#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
Most of us are white-knuckling something right now. A plan. An outcome. A timeline we've decided God should follow.The problem isn't the plan. It's the grip. And the ancient Hebrew word for "be still" has something to say about that — it doesn't mean sit quietly. It means let go.Watch “Live and Not Die” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://restoration.subspla.sh/37k2z29#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
Most of us are white-knuckling something right now. A plan. An outcome. A timeline we've decided God should follow.The problem isn't the plan. It's the grip. And the ancient Hebrew word for "be still" has something to say about that — it doesn't mean sit quietly. It means let go.Watch “Live and Not Die” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://restoration.subspla.sh/37k2z29#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
Many of us are in seasons that feel like the wrong place — provided for but not at home, unable to fully feel the good that surrounds us. The ancient story of Jacob's family in Goshen speaks directly to that.God went ahead of them into the place that didn't feel like home and provided for them there. He does the same for you. Watch this message and learn to trust Him with what comes next.Watch “Goshen is a Garden” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://restoration.subspla.sh/954dw3p#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
Many of us are in seasons that feel like the wrong place — provided for but not at home, unable to fully feel the good that surrounds us. The ancient story of Jacob's family in Goshen speaks directly to that.God went ahead of them into the place that didn't feel like home and provided for them there. He does the same for you. Watch this message and learn to trust Him with what comes next.Watch “Goshen is a Garden” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://restoration.subspla.sh/954dw3p#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
Most people feel like they don't belong anywhere — like the world is scattered and nobody knows how to find their way home. This message traces one number through four thousand years of history and shows why a small, persecuted people has never stopped blessing the world — and why that story includes you. Tap in.Watch “For The Nations” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://restoration.subspla.sh/py6p9nx#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
Most people feel like they don't belong anywhere — like the world is scattered and nobody knows how to find their way home. This message traces one number through four thousand years of history and shows why a small, persecuted people has never stopped blessing the world — and why that story includes you. Tap in.Watch “For The Nations” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://restoration.subspla.sh/py6p9nx#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
Aybars Uckun from the Al-Ma'idah Initiative shares how to find real hope even when everything feels hopeless.Watch “Finding Hope” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://restoration.subspla.sh/dvgz5jp#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
Aybars Uckun from the Al-Ma'idah Initiative shares how to find real hope even when everything feels hopeless.Watch “Finding Hope” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://restoration.subspla.sh/dvgz5jp#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
What do you do when following God feels like going down?Going down has always meant moving away from God. Until now. At Beer-sheva God says to Jacob — go down. I myself go down with you. I myself bring you up. His plan is hard. And it is good.Watch “The Well of The Oath” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://restoration.subspla.sh/2c5ym2y#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
What do you do when following God feels like going down?Going down has always meant moving away from God. Until now. At Beer-sheva God says to Jacob — go down. I myself go down with you. I myself bring you up. His plan is hard. And it is good.Watch “The Well of The Oath” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://restoration.subspla.sh/2c5ym2y#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
In the Torah, God healed the Israelites from snake bites when they looked up at the bronze serpent—not because it had power, but because they repented and trusted Him. As former slaves in Egypt, they knew the belief: “The thing that bites you can heal you.” Likewise, Yeshua was lifted up so we could look to Him, repent, and live. Sometimes, what's hurting you is what God uses to lift your eyes to Him. Watch The Passover Lamb, Part 2 to see how this points to Yeshua as Passover ends!Link: https://restoration.subspla.sh/n46p535#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle #Passover #John3:16
In the Torah, God healed the Israelites from snake bites when they looked up at the bronze serpent—not because it had power, but because they repented and trusted Him. As former slaves in Egypt, they knew the belief: “The thing that bites you can heal you.” Likewise, Yeshua was lifted up so we could look to Him, repent, and live. Sometimes, what's hurting you is what God uses to lift your eyes to Him. Watch The Passover Lamb, Part 2 to see how this points to Yeshua as Passover ends!Link: https://restoration.subspla.sh/n46p535#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle #Passover #John3:16
This is the third-best seder ever, after Moses and Yeshua, and it will take less than an hour! Restoration presents this free Video Messianic Passover Guide, which is now available on the Restoration App, Facebook, and YouTube. You can use it at home and share it with your friends. Link: https://restoration.subspla.sh/z7g323g#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle #passover #seattle #pesach #messianic #jewish
This is the third-best seder ever, after Moses and Yeshua, and it will take less than an hour! Restoration presents this free Video Messianic Passover Guide, which is now available on the Restoration App, Facebook, and YouTube. You can use it at home and share it with your friends. Link: https://restoration.subspla.sh/z7g323g#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle #passover #seattle #pesach #messianic #jewish
For two thousand years Jesus has been presented to the Jewish people wearing a disguise — a European face, a Latin name, the God of empires that persecuted them. Is it any wonder his own people don't recognize him? The problem was never the evidence. It was the costume. And this week we take it off.Watch “I Am Yeshua” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://restoration.subspla.sh/y45g8yb#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
For two thousand years Jesus has been presented to the Jewish people wearing a disguise — a European face, a Latin name, the God of empires that persecuted them. Is it any wonder his own people don't recognize him? The problem was never the evidence. It was the costume. And this week we take it off.Watch “I Am Yeshua” on The Restoration App, Facebook, & YouTube or here: https://restoration.subspla.sh/y45g8yb#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
Nineteen sermons in and it all comes to a head. Joseph has been hiding for twenty-two years. His brothers have been carrying the weight of what they did for twenty-two years. And in one moment — two Hebrew words — everything changes: Ani Yosef. I am Joseph.The dead man says his own name. The disguise falls. And before the hammer drops — grace. Join us for the most dramatic moment in the book of Genesis — What do you find when you draw near?Watch “I Am Joseph” on The Restoration App, Facebook, or YouTube or here: https://restoration.subspla.sh/bdj42m5#thehappyrabbi #restorationseattle #JewishinSeattle
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